Well, I've always assumed that a substance is a collection of elementary
particles such as quarks, leptons and bosons. But now I think I'm being
told that the properties of such a substance can also be called a
substance. I believe that an aggregation of protons, neutrons and
electrons is a substance; but I'm having trouble accepting that the
charge property of their constituent Fermions is also a substance.
Am I wrong in trying to define "substance"? Do I need a better
definition of "substance"?
Best wishes,
Larry
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Larry Cartwright <exit60@cablespeed.com>
Retired (June 2001) Physics Teacher
Charlotte MI 48813 USA
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